The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-13

at any time, but the warmth of her welcome
must necessarily be increased by the need the
exhausted audience feels for change of pro-
gramme. After three hours and forty-fve min
utes of thunder and lightning of orchestral crash
and bang. and of the half understood maneuvers
of devils and dragons, all without the alienation
of chorus, procession, or ballet relief of any
character can hardly fail to be enthusiastically
greeted And yet queer are the people who
have, pretend to have musical craze, that
the crowds who went away from the opera-house
at 1910 A.. M, said between their yawns that
"Siegfried" was magnificent, and that they had
been perfectly entranced"
MAYOR LATRoBE, of Baltimore, makes himself
ridiculous before the country in refusing to take
part in the dedication of the statue of the late
Chief justice fancy. which was presented to the
city, because Mr.. S. Teakle Wallis. one of Mary
lands orators who opposed Latrobes election
and used some strong language in doing it, was
to deliver the principal address that occasion.
When man is elected to Office he should ex-
pect to have some unpleasant duties to perform,
and in this light Mayor Latrobe should view the
fact that he would have to introduce Mr.. S.
Teakle Wallis to the assembled multitude. Be
sides, it would give him an opportunity to say
few pleasant words about his late opponent.
There is use "argufyinn with Maryland
Democrat, however. When he is mad he is mad
all over, and even his election to an Office does
not assuage his wrath.
In the effort to meet the requirements of his
paper in the matter of sgush" over Henry Irv-
ing, New York dramatic critic perpetrates
remark that on the whole he would, perhaps
rather not have made 'Mr. Irving's figure" he
says, land even his much discussed manner
isms. his gait, and even peculiarities of gesture
are all admirably suited, with very slight artistic
changes, to the personality of the part, and he
makes striking and commanding Mephisto-
pheles, figure which will in the minds of
thousands hereafter supplant all othertypes and
portraits of the arch fiend." Mr.. Irving may be
fattered by the idea that he is better fitted by
nature for the part of an arch fend than for any
other character he could assume, and then again
he may not Mr.. Irving being a man who is by
no means devoid of personal vanity, the chances
are that he win not be entirely pleased
IT is natural that people should have feeling
of pity for the families of the dead Anarchists,
but there is no need that this sympathy should
become maudlin to the extent of maintaining
that the lives of the offenders should have been
saved for the sake of wives and children. It is
an 1n0V1laDlo moral law UnaL the innocent must
suffer from the evil acts of Others and such per-
sons are always deserving of pity. but their
affection does not lessen the necessity that the
guilty be punished even though the punishment
add to the sorrows of the blameless. 1t is we'll
that mankind should be merciful, but the ten
dency of the day is to forget that mercy must be
tempered with justice, and that unless justice be
impartialy dispensed society loses its protection
and anarchy is the final result.
A NUMBER of prominent citizens in New York
making preliminary arrangements for cele-
brating the centennial anniversary of George
Washington's inauguration as President. The
movement, if properly carried through. should
result in great national demonstration. The
fact that the event does not until 1885, will
secure the cooperation of considerable NUM-
Der of citizens who might otherwise feel disin-
clined to participate. The election of Repub-
lcan President in 1888 will do away with the
danger of disagreeable contrast between the
occupant oft hat Office and the Father of his
Country,